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5. Dovyalis F. Mry.'—Flowers dicecious apetalous, 4—S8-merous. 
Sepals valvate or scarcely imbricated, usually thick. Stamens o ; 
receptacle more or less depressed, sometimes subcupulate, between 
insertion more or less produced in glandules entire or 2-lobed ; fila- 
ments free; anthers extrorse, 2-locular, 2-rimose. Germen (in male 
flower 0) surrounded by base of unequally lobed disk’ free, 1-locular ; 
placentas parietal 2-5 ; styles same in number, more or less dilated 
at apex stigmatiferous ; ovules on each placenta 1, or rarely 2 (Æwdo- 
vyalis), oftener 2-6 (Aderia’), descending; micropyle introrse supe- 
rior. Berry oligospermous, interior pulpous. Seeds outwardly 
glabrous or oftener villous; testa coriaceous ; embryo albuminous ; 
cotyledons wide.—Trees or shrubs, sometimes spinescent; leaves 
alternate, articulated at base, entire or crenate, penninerved or sub- 
3-penninerved ; stipules very small or 0 ; flowers axillary or terminal ; 
female solitary or in very few-flowered cymes; male few shortly 
racemose-cymes (South and Eastern Africa and Zeylania’). 
6. Trimeria Harv.°—Flowers dicecious, 4, 5-merous or oftener 
3-merous; sepals scarcely imbricated and petals same in number, 
alternate, larger, imbricated. Glandules 3-5, alternipetalous ; sta- 
mens o, often few, exterior ; filaments free, finally exserted ; anthers 
extrorse, short, rimose. Stamens in female flower 0. Germen free 
(in male flower often small, barren), 1-locular ; styles 3, apex stigma- 
tiferous obtuse ; placentas same in number, parietal; ovules on each 
placenta 1, 2, descending; micropyle introrse superior. Capsule 
3-valved ; valves seminiferous at middle.—Tree or shrubs; leaves 
alternate serrate, base 3—so -nerved ; flowers small, in spikes, axillary 
racemes with single bracts, 1-bracteolate, 2-nate or », glomerate 
(South America’). 

1 Ex ARN., in Hook. Journ., iii. (1841), 251. 4 Spec. 7, of which 6 are African. A. Rrcn., Fl, 
—Ctos, in Ann. Sc. Nat., sér. 4, viii. 233.— 
B. H., Gen. 128, n. 20.—H. BN., in Adansonia, 
x. 251. 
2 Staminodes sometimes hypogynous 1-a, or 
sterile (H. BN., in Adansonia, vy. 62), or some- 
times as it seems fertile; whence fertile seeds are 
derived without contact of male and female 
flowers (T. ANDERSON, in Journ. Linn. Soc. 
vii. 57), very similar to false parthenogenesis of 
Aylosma, 
3 Hocust., in Flora (1844), Beii., 2.—CLos, 
in Ann., Sc. Nat., sér. 4, viii. 235.—B. H., 
Gen., 128, n. 21. 
Abyss. Tent.,i. t. 8 (Roumea).—HaRy. & SOND., 
Fl. Cap., i. 69, 70 (Aberia).—TUL., in Ann, Se. 
Nat., sér. 5, ix, 339.—Watp., Ann., ii, 62; 
vi. 231. 
5 Gen. of S.-Afric. PI, 417—ENDu., Gen., 
n. 5089!.—B. H., Gen., 129, n. 22.—Monospora 
Hocusr., in Flora (1844) Beil., 3—ENpu., 
Gen., n. 5789!, 5092°.—Renardia TurRcz., in 
Bull. Mose., (1858), i. 466. 
5 Spec. 2. Hoox., Icon., t. 481 (Antidesma). 
—Hary. & Sonp., Fl. Cap., i. 68.— Wazr., 
Rep., v. 47 (Monospora); Ann., vii, 232, 

